Alexander receives ANA President’s Award for anti-racism work

Congratulations to Dr. Rumay Alexander who has received the American Nurses Association President’s Award for her work to address racism in nursing.

From nursingworld.org:

Rumay Alexander, EdD, RN, FAAN, Scholar-in-Residence, American Nurses Association:
Dr. Alexander spearheads ANA’s strategic initiatives surrounding equity, diversity, inclusion and racism in nursing across education, practice, policy, and research. She was pivotal in the launch of the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing. She also developed a new definition of racism to set a foundation for the work ahead and was instrumental in the creation of the Commission’s Foundational Report on Racism in Nursing. Her insightful guidance informed the path forward for ANA’s own Racial Reckoning journey.

ANA President Ernest J. Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN, presented the awards during the ceremony that preceded the association’s Membership Assembly meeting June 10-11 in Washington, DC.

This year’s recipients were honored for their outstanding efforts to advance inclusivity, promote equity and diversity, and address the issue of racism in the nursing profession.